Perceived social control as a mediator of the relationships among social support, psychological well-being, and perceived health

Gerontologist

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 94-103

  Bisconti, Toni L ^a   Bargeman, C S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Self efficacy; Successful aging; Support network

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROL; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN RELATION; LIFE SATISFACTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WELLBEING;

EID: 0032981082     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/39.1.94     Document Type: Article

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